right now at 6:00, breaking news, shutdown on a major stretch of one of state's busiest freeways and could last for another two hours at least. >> iraqi oil refinery under siege, new details as a crisis in iraq deepens overnight. plus, going through your phone to get to your wallet. we'll tell you why the next call you answer could be the first step to raising your taxes. we've got a good-looking day shaping up. raising temperatures, heat is going to surge. it's going to stay hot for tomorrow as well. and then a gorgeous weekend, mile, comfortable. we'll take you through details in your specific microclimate in moments. first, let's put you in a good mood to start off wednesday. this is a live picture of the golden gate bridge, not too many folks out yet. they will be coming. wednesday june 18th, this is "today in the bay."

>> from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." >> good morning. thank you for joining us. i'm sam brock. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. we do have update to the breaking news. major shutdown on one of state's busiest freeways, live look at 405 where it intersects with 605 and long beach. both directions of the 405 shut down in that area until at least 8:00 because a big steel beam fell in a construction zone. now we just learned the beam's been hauled away but at least one person injured. still waiting for an update on seriously that person is hurt. l.a. drivers bracing themselves there. iraq's largest oil refinery under attack and now may be mostly controlled by sunni militants. more details on the developing story, we check in with bob redell in the studio. sounds very concerning. >> it is. good morning, sam. new video into the newsroom of the attack. take a look.

amateur video, smoke billowing from the oil refinery, the largest refinery in iraq. the al qaeda-inspired group called isis has taken over that facility after barraging it with mortar and small arms fire. the group was able to rappel a count attack by iraqi army gun ships. if isis maintains control of the refinery, not only would they be able to fund their enterprise but we could see oil prices rise worldwide. it's believed they have taken control of six cities in iraq and they are fighting for six more with the intent of eventually taking battle to the capital city of baghdad. to give you a sense of the brutality in the video, not verified by nbc news, fighters pulled over trucks traveling between iraq and syria, asking if they are shiite or sunni. drivers said they were sunni, but fighters were unconvinced and executed them. lawmakers in washington, d.c. will be meeting at the white

house to hear how president obama plans to stop these sunni militants from taking over iraq. >> they have a billion dollars, heavy weapons, reports of two helicopters. this is an al qaeda army on the move. >> president obama reportedly ruled out for the time being air strikes on isis because there are few targets but might send in the president, that is, special forces developed intelligence where to strike the fighters. sam? >> unconscionable loss of life over there. 6:03. happening now a terror suspect held in a war ship on the med t med ta rarnian, khattala behind the attack on the consulate in benghazi that left four americans dead including bay area native chris stevens. president obama says abu khattala will face the full weight of the american justice system when he arrives in the u.s. >> message is, we will shrink

the world to find you, we will shrink the world to bring you to justice, this is a good example the operation planned for months and carried out by u.s. special forces and the fbi near benghazi. we will continue our coverage at 6:30, a live report, including a statement from the family of ambassador stevens. pg&e may reveal what it knows about an attack on a south bay substation that cut the lights and cell service at a meeting this morning. kris sanchez joins us live from south san jose with what regulators are saying about the concerns of a possible terrorism element at this substation. >> reporter: well, let's start by saying the metcalf substation here in south san jose is better protected than last april when someone took a rifle and shot out 10 of the 12 transformers, the cpuc and public will hear what the utility knows about the incident that took out power as well as cell and landline

service including 911 system for the county. back in april of last year, theories went from vandalism to terrorism against a vulnerable infrastructure. the fbi did not classify the attack as terrorism but in february of this year a former federal energy chief told the "wall street journal" he considered it the most significant indent of terrorism involving the power grid. we did meet one of the security guards already this morning. there are more lights, more cameras, and there is additional fencing as well. the california public utilities commission meeting starts at 10:00 with the cpuc at -- rather at the cpuc auditorium at van ne ness, live online, we can take you from nbcbayarea.com. the presentation itself expected to last 20 minutes. the question and answer session just 15. not a lot of time for an incident that drew a lot of

questions from across the country. reporting like, san jose, chrkr sanch sanchez. >> live look outside. as it's time to check the forecast. microclimate forecast, sun up over san jose. check it with meteorologist christina loren the nice start. >> nice finish as well. on the warm side. but temperatures now mostly in the 50s. we have 52 degrees, for example, livermore, 54 concord. and we're headed towards a comfortable afternoon, at the beach and around the inner bay. i've got to tell you, it's going to be hot and your extreme east bay and north bay valleys. 54 degrees. 56 mountain view. 49 degrees. cool and crisp this morning for now. at least for now. by lunchtime, 70s here in the south bay, rounding out the day in the mid 0s. heat is on for tomorrow. slowly start to drop off as we get into the weekend.

no extremes in the extended forecast for the next seven to ten days. we're not bringing in triple digits and that's good news, nor bringing in any significant cooldowns it's going to feel like the first official week of summer, maybe a touch cooler than average. 69 in san francisco. 90 for the east bay. and 87 degrees, break out the tank tops, san jose. let get to your drive. this is all we're working with. reportedly a westbound collision that is clearing. we did receive word starting to clear. backups remain. residual backups 580 westbound for the next 15 to 20 minutes as you get closer to the san rafael bridge watch out. otherwise, looking good. collision should be cleared next 15, 20 minutes. northbound 101, 280 looking good. golden gate bridge, heavier volume but no delays. delays and the sunrise slowdown

coupled together, bay bridge toll plaza, metering lights on 15 minutes. sunrise, beautiful, headed to the east, though, that could be problematic. grab your shades. no worries. back to you for now. >> 6:08. pollsters could be calling you to ask about raiding taxes in san jose. the city council approved a plan to ask the public which tax increase should be placed on the november ballot. foengs vo potential voters asked about an increase in general sales tax or new tax for road repairs or safety. another question, increase in marijuana business tax. polling takes place next month. a follow-up, fremont city council approved spending $300,000 on a new security system proposed by police. the new camera system will be able to track people coming in and out of town, this in an effort to reduce crime. >> video images kept for 30 days and the license plate data kept

for a year anderson it becomes direct evidence in a ending criminal case. >> police also say the data will be deleted after a year unless linked to a crime. >> 6:08. ahead on "today in the bay," up all night, why firefighters are stationed up in the oakland hills around the clock. live picture now from southern california. christina talking about this, there's a shutdown on 405 after a large beam fell on to the highway this morning. it's since been removed. traffic headaches remain. we.

temperatures mostly 50s to start the day. headed towards a warmer afternoon but fog-free to start the day. looking good on your local highways as well. mike has the day off. he will be back soon. we promise you that much. pulling double duty. i'll have both traffic and weather together. a couple things to point out in the weather department in moments. >> look forward to that. meantime, here's a look at the top stories. al qaeda militants attacking iraq's largest oil refinery. the same group that's seizing territory and overrunning towns in country over the past few weeks. >> one of the busiest freeways shut down, both directions of the 405 closed in long beach because of steel beam fell into a construction zone. lanes expected to be shut down for at least another two hours. the vote on a high-profile

bill to redefine sexual assault laws on hold until next week. state lawmakers say audrey's law needs more work. named after audrey potts a student sexually assaulted, and then killed herself when pictures of the attack were circulated. >> firefighters walking in the hills -- in the oakland hills to check for hot spots from several suspicious fires. >> you can see the two biggest fires just about a half mile apart along park boulevard near highway 13, where we find stephanie chuang. any activity so far this morning? we've been monitoring this from the ground. >> reporter: good morning, sam and laura. we've been here with firefighters, the good news is, no flare-ups so far. we are here at estates drive and park boulevard, a stretch where the fires took place yesterday and where the firefighters have been monitoring all morning. you see the engine, a fresh, new

crew of four firefighters. they've been taking turns, three hours at a time, coming out to check. they're checking the brush and the vegetation that's really thick but not so much up here. trying to use, before when it was dark, flashlights to check 250 feet in the canyon where the fires were. we caught up with four other firefighters, it was darker then, they used flashlights to check the vegetation as they wrapped up the shift waiting for the in excrew. checking on a hose line set up that runs down into the canyon. now the first two fires sparked around 2:00 yesterday near park boulevard. there would be three other smaller fires within the next couple of hours. five fires in two hours. firefighters on the ground and from the air attacking blazes, knocking them down in a couple of hours. there wasn't much winds adding to the suspicious nature of the fires. we spoke with a security guard who patrols the neighborhood and

has his suspicion this is a case of arson. >> that fire, i don't know where it come from in the bush, got to be by somebody, because fire won't start from nowhere. someone set off the fire. >> reporter: people here concerned because this is close to where the oakland hills fired in 1991. the firestorm injured 150 people, with burns, smoke inhalation, destroyed 4,000 homes and apartments and condos and killed 25 people, including a chief who tried to save other people. that fire began five miles north of here but quickly spread. conjuring up images of that people here worried. good news, no injuries but we did see, by the way, oakland police suv patrolling the neighborhood earlier because of the suspicious nature of the fires. live in oakland hills, stephanie chua chuang, "today in the bay." >> it's the first thing you think of, the huge fire.

>> 6:15 on wednesday. microclimate forecast as we give you a live picture of san rafael on this wednesday morning. quite the contrast between that and the fiery images that stephanie was talking about. oakland hills area ripe for possible danger. >> you just look at the dry brush and you can see that fuel that is available. you know what happened yesterday? i watched it all go down here on nbc bay area, we break into coverage to show you when stuff like that happens, our local heroes got out there as fast as possible, knocked the fires down. i can tell you, stephanie's monitoring the hot spots, that could have become a much worse situation had we had the winds that we had the day before. wind is calm today. but i can tell you, heat is going to be strong. we still do have that fire danger. as sam pointed out, we're getting into our drier months. hillsides are very dry. so if you are going to be headed out for camping or anything that

involves you sparking a fire, even a barbecue at a park, make sure it's completely out before you leave it. we'll keep you updated on fire weather conditions all the time. it's always a changing situation here in the weather department. good morning. comfortable out there, 50s, 54 degrees in oakland for example. 56 mountain view. 49 to kick off the day santa rosa. comfortable conditions today at the coast, around inner bay but on the hot side throughout inland valleys. 85 warm by bay area standards in south bay, for example. see low 90s. inland valley spots temperatures hit 90 east bay. san francisco 69. stay comfortable after we get through this little warm-up, friday, saturday, sunday, dropping you off, comfortable weekend coming your way. no extremes even for the next seven to ten days. that can change. everything's looking good. same for the drive. a couple of incidents earlier, they have cleared.

slowing in the usual hot spots. through the altamont pass, slow as usual, nothing out of the ordinary. northbound 101 moving along through 280 intersection in san jose. no problems on the golden gate bridge. lighter drive we've had for the past couple of days reflected here, something to do with school being out for summer. we'll keep you updated. entrepreneur, students inventors showing off innovations at white house'smaker fair, includes several from the bay area. >> innovation involved, we are all over it. the fair part of the president's efforts to bring more attention on manufacturing and the need for science and math education in the u.s. participants asked to send in photos or videos of creations and describe how they're working to advance the maker movement. >> a few makers attending including this man, mark roth. he became home unless san francisco after health

challenges left him unable to work. he found a local tech shop facility and within a year and a half launched his own business. now he hopes to inspire others with a learning shelter, online program helps people get back on their feet. >> wonderful. from stanford, assistant professor of bioengineering will also be at the white house fair. he designed a $5 toy music box to help low income students learn about science and engineering, designed to explore real world issues like water quality. that's one multifaceted box. he created fold scope, a microscope costs less than $1. i feel less smart having talked about that. >> the minds here in the bay area, ha they contribute as well. 6:19. ahead on "today in the bay," tornado on a terror. more of the new video that's in

the newsroom. twister changes course, rips through a town. >> terrifying for midwesterners. a live picture of at&t park. the sun breaking out and reflecting off the stands there. maybe give a boost to local g-men who have a hard time now.

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the bay." >> massive backups on the 405 in southern california. it is happening near long beach. such a thoroughfare there. it's closed down in both directs near the 605 this morning. look at that. it's interesting, traffic moving in one direction there. it all happened, what we can tell you, a beam fell near a construction site injuring one person. this is a look at the site where they're trying to make repairs now. they know some supports are compromised. another worker had to cling to the side of something just until he was saved. it's creating a traffic nightmare on the 405 this morning, not believed to be up and running until 8:00. >> one person injured. we do not have an update on his condition. as soon as we have it, we will bring that information to you. all new, u.s. drone strike targeting militant hideout hit and killed four men in pakistan.

pakistani officials say the strike blew up a vehicle and a compound. that compound is reportedly often used as a hideout for al qaeda-linked militant groups. the strike was the third in the past two weeks. 14 people killed when a tricycle taxi packed with explosives blew up in an outdoor world cup viewing center in nigeria, detonated about a suicide bomber. 26 others were hurt. no one claimed responsibility for the blast. but leaders suspect the extremist group boko haram, the same group holding more than 200 schoolgirls hostage. severe weather spreading everywhere. new video of a tornado now ripping through ontario, canada. you can see the tornado, dangerously hovering over houses. it blew the roofs off of a few and badly damaged dozens of others. an explosion inside of the twister. no serious injuries reported. forecasters say the storm was

part of the same system that spawned twin tornados in nebraska, rhumbling and scary video. 15 in critical condition. more than 1600 firefighters working to contain a wildfire in central california that won't stop burning the fire's burning 30 miles from bakersfield in the sequoia national forest. burned more than 2600 acres. crews have made progress. surrounded 85% of the fire. 10% more than yesterday. winds are supposed to die down in the area today. meteorologists expect temperatures and humidity to rise. >> fires sprouting up all over. antioch, firefighters have mostly contained a brushfire that threatened 40 homes last night. flames reached 50 to 60 feet in the air, coming close to some overhead transmission lines which would have been highly problematic. within an hour, crews able to

stop the spread of the fire before it damaged homes or buildings. the fire reported before 7:30, spread across four acres of a park. that's a block away from diablo vista elementary school. several wooden and metal fences damaged, an indication of how close the call was for homeowners. one person treated for smoke inhalation and released. the cause under investigation. >> know how dry it is. >> christina monitoring those conditions. a live report shortly. 6:26 on wednesday. still ahead -- terror mastermind hiding in plain sight. where u.s. special forces tracked him down and why some victims say it took too long to capture him. is enough being done to make sure safe on board limos and buss? what a state investigation is revealing after a deadly and fiery crash on the san mateo bridge. a live look now at of the

eastern approach to the bay bridge on a beautiful what will eventually be a beautiful wednesday morning. >> we guarantee it. a live look from the east bias well. peek at dublin. a look at the forecast and double dip into traffic as well. double duty.

breaking news. traffic shut down in southern california. why both directs of the 405 are closed for at least two more hours. terror mastermind hiding out at a resort. new questions about why it took so long to track down the suspect hiding in plain sight. >> spring will sizzle one final time before we cool you off into the first weekend of summer. heat is on for today and tomorrow. we'll tell you how hot it's going to get where you live. more importantly, what's on tap

for the weekend in your microclimate weather forecast. live look at opening bell new york city think morning. century communications doing the honor there's. bay area company parnell pharmaceuticals out of san rafael doing the honor on the nasdaq. it's wednesday, june 18th. this is "today in the bay." >> from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." very good wednesday morning to you. thanks for joining us, i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. breaking news. major shutdown on one of state's busiest freeways. earlier on the 405, intersects with the 605, long beach, it was shut down and has been shut down for a long period of time. both directions initially, now just one direction after a large steel beam had fallen down on that freeway creating havoc for drivers. one person injured. waiting to find out what that

condition is. another, we're told, clinging to life on one of the structures, had to be rescued. he's okay. as soon as we have more information, we'll bring it to you. one of most wanted terror suspects in the world is on a war ship heading for the u.s. the libyan militant is considered the ring leader of the attacks on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. four americans died, including bay area native and u.s. ambassador, chris stevens. "today in the bay's" tracie potts joins us live in washington, d.c. the suspect was hiding in plain sight, even giving interviews on several media outlets while the u.s. was looking for him. >> that was shortly after the attack, and ten he went under the radar. officials have suggested that's why it took so long after they identified him to find him after he had literally been talking to u.s. media outlets for some time, right after the benghazi attack. now, he's in u.s. custody, the fbi director confirmed that he's on board "uss new york," headed

for the united states. he's believed to be responsible for the 2012 september 11, 2012 attack at consulate in benghazi that killed chris stevens with three other americans, the ambassador and three others there. from stevens' family, as a result of this latest arrest, they say we have no comment, there's nothing for us to add or say about it. there's nothing that can be done to undo this tragedy. now, he's headed to washington, d.c., to meet a federal judge. we're told by the justice department that he is going to get a lawyer, that has ruffled feathers here on capitol hill where republicans think he should be tried as an enemy combatant, held at guantanamo bay and interrogated to find out who else may have been involved. >> hope we get answers. thank you very much. 6:32 on wednesday morning. time to check your microclimate forecast as we take a live image

there of san jose. the countdown on for the start of summer. today a taste of that. >> we're going to cool you off as we hit that solstice on saturday. days are getting longer. temperatures reflecting that for today. we're starting out pretty comfortable out there. it's crisp. even on the cold side, half moon bay, whenever you hit the 40s in half moon bay, it's not wintertime or fall, that's an indication of a clear sky which is what we're enjoying out there now we're in the 50s. a warm day ahead. high pressure's building in quickly. heat is on for today, that's going to bring temperatures into the 60s and 70s. how about 69 in san francisco for today? 80s and 90s throughout your inland valley spots. here's where we're headed an as we get into the afternoon, 90 in the tri-valley. 5 peninsula. south bay at 87. 69 in san francisco. 72 degrees in oakland, hard to beat. 88 degrees for wine country. this isn't going to last long.

you don't have to whine about it at all. cool you back up saturday and sunday. down to low 80s inland valley spots and that's more comfortable than 87 degree forecast in store for you today. dropping into the weekend. staying comfortable at the coast. holding on to the sunshine. weather headlines tell the story. heat's going to surge for today as we get into tomorrow just about as hot, i think some of livermore area tri-valley area going to hit maybe 90 degrees tomorrow. just about as hot. see significant cooling for tomorrow. keep that cooling going all way into your weekend. so, let's switch gears now. mike has the day off. we've got an incident, 880 southbound at industrial, crash with delays, backed up to 238. heavier than normal traffic here. give yourself extra time, if you company transit status, on time. let me show you the view this morning. we'll take a look at your local bridges. right now, san mateo bridge, up to speed both ways.

bay bridge toll plaza, metering lights on for the past 45 minutes and the golden gate bridge has been so light. might be a good day just to take a drive over that bridge. no heavy traffic here. we'll keep you updated. back to you. state audit says investigators are not doing enough to ensure the safety of passengers aboard limos, shuttles and charter buses. the audit ordered after a limo, as you remember, caught fire on the san mateo bridge last year. five women died in that, unable to escape the flames. safety leaders are not trying hard enough to make sure that passenger carriers are complying with requirements. in addition, the state public utilities commission is taking too long to open up investigations and resolve complaints against those carriers. 6:35. the moraga school district agreed to pay $14 million to two women. the women along with two others sued the district after they said it failed to investigate accusations that biology teacher

daniel witter sexually abused students. witters committed suicide before the investigation was complete. the two other women received 4.6 million last year. 6:35 now on wednesday morning. still ahead -- settling into a routine. we have new details about sergeant bowe bergdahl's recovery, and a look at how much act isis he has to media reports about the prisoner swap that set him free. >> a gorgeous start to the day. but city by the bay, trans-america pyramid, blue blue skies. nice spring day left, last wednesday in spring. >> two blues are better than one blue. >> of course. >> right.

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6:39. overnight two inmates put to death in the country's first executions in months. convicted killer wellons executed by lethal injection in georgia. no apparent complications with that execution. just after midnight, john winfield executed in missouri. no complications reported in his execution either. executions had been on hold

nationwide since the botched lethal injection in oklahoma nearly two month ago. sergeant bowe bergdahl getting into a regular routine and reading media coverage about his own capture and release. that's cording to the team treating bergdahl at brooke army medical center in texas. the team says it's providing media reports to him gradually. the army sergeant captured by the taliban five years ago. he was released in a highly publicized prisoner swap with the taliban last month. the army's investigating claims that bergdahl may have wandered away from his outpost in afghanistan before captured. prosecutors for the boston marathon bombing suspect will meet with a judge to decide when the next trial date will be. he has pleaed not guilty to 30-count federal indictment charging him in the twin explosions at the finish line of the marathon last year. the bombs killed three people and injured 260 others. time right now, 6:40 on

"today in the bay." update to brecking news. major shutdown on one of the busiest freeways. how it happened and why it's still at least a couple hours from reopening. and iraqi oil refinery under siege. new details as the crisis in iraq deepens.

your wafing 15 minutes of continuous news, weather, traffic on "today in the bay." >> breaking news we've been telling you about major shutdown on one of california's busiest freeways. a look at 405, what it look like earlier, where it intersects with 605 in long beach. both directs shutdown for several hours until 8:00 the

initial prognosis on that after a steel beam had fallen down on the freeway, causing all sorts havoc. it has been hauled away. one person injured. iraq's large oil refinery is under attack, and now it may be mostly controlled sunni militants. with more details, let check in with bob redell in our studio. >> good morning. discrepancy over who has control of the refinery. new video into the newsroom of the attack. this is amateur video, from the oil refinery, the largest in iraq. the al qaeda-inspired group called isis has report lid taken over that facility after barraging it with small arms and mortar fire overnight. now the government in iraq denies they have taken it over but witnesses suggest otherwise. if true, if isis maintains control of the refinery, not only will they be able to fund

their enterprise but we could see oil prices rise worldwide. obama will brief lawmakers in washington, d.c. how the united states plans to stop the fires from continuing to rampage throughout iraq. >> the president must quickly provide us with a strategy and a plan that addresses the threat posed by the insurgency. >> the challenge is, what is in our interests, what are consequences to us. >> what's alarming by isis, how fast the sunni mill grant group moved throughout iraq. it is believed it has taken over six cities, fighting for six more, with intent of moving on to baghdad. >> amazing how quickly they are on the move. now the "today" show will have continuing coverage of the crisis in iraq including reports from richard engel. you can get updates online, nbcbayarea.com, search iraq. 6:45 on wednesday morning. time to check the microclimate

forecast as we give you a live look, you can see the water tower in the distance. this has been a spectacular start to the week. yesterday was picture perfect. >> yeah. >> not too far of a deviation today. >> only thing, it's a little warm. exceed some people's threshold for the heat today, mine in particular. i live in campbell. lovely to see that shot. we'll finish on campbell as well. weather today, 55 degrees in san francisco. 54 in oakland. 52 in livermore. so, yeah, 85 degrees, got turn on ac most likely or else you have climate control in your home and it will be working for you today's going to be nice. if you live by the beach, spoiled with gorgeous weather. we have that whipping wind and at this point, starting to see winds relax which is one of the reason why we are warming up as we head throughout the day today. so, temperatures right now, mostly in the 40s and 50s to start. headed towards the 70 and the

80s. throughout this afternoon, warm temperatures, few 90s out there. make sure you're ready for this heat, sunscreen definitely, something you want to apply after spending any time outdoors. anything longer than 15 minutes, want sunscreen ready to go. 85 for the peninsula. 87 in the south bay. hot conditions again tomorrow. cool you off a touch at the coast. but just about as warm as we get into thursday or friday eve as we call it. good news is friday into the weekend, your temperatures regoing to cool off. heat backing off throughout saturday and sunday. down to 81 sunday in the south bay. talk about traffic. a couple of things to point out. really light so far. but we do have a new incident, walnut creek, southbound 680 as you approach 24, right lane blocked. five to ten-minute delay. 880 southbound at industrial, bad spot for a crash especially this time of the morning.

delayed back to 238. and in campbell, not a big deal, but watch out for a golf club in the middle lane southbound 17 at hamilton. that's typically backs up as well as you approach hamilton. hey, maybe it's 9 iron, maybe you need one. i don't think you do, you're a straight shooter. >> i work on my shifts. >> lady cobras. >> tiger wood was playing locally and got frustrated. pg&e revealing what it knows about an attack that cut lights and cell service, raising concerns of possible terrorism. kris sanchez live from south san jose with more on what regulators could say at a meeting today. >> reporter: good morning. meeting isn't going to be very long. the question and answer session certainly not much longer than that, about 15 minutes. but it will be the first time that we hear about the attack

that happened here at the metcalf substation behind me when someone took a rifle and shot out 10 of the 12 transformers here, taking out the cell service, landlines and also the power for much of the south county. back in march last year, the series went from whether it was kids, simple vandalism, to whether terrorism against a vulnerable infrastructure. the fbi did not classify the attack as terrorism but in february, a former federal energy chief told the "wall street journal" that he did believe that it was the most significant incident of domestic terrorism involving the power grid. pg&e enhanced security here and at other substations. we've met security guards. there are more lights, cameras, fencing and measures behind the scenes. california public utilities commission meeting start at 10:00 at cpuc auditorium in van ness in san francisco but watch

via the webcast, we lirpg you from nbcbayarea.com. the presentation from the pg&e substation senior director expected to last 20 minutes, present what the utility knows and take public questions for 15 minutes, may not be enough time for questions that people have regarding then incident here. kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> a report for us later today. thank you. 6:50. in san francisco, advocates tell the dmv it needs to improve proposed regulations for licenses issued to undocumented immigrants. the new state law allows immigrants to get a valid driverness license in january. the group wants dmv to make document requirement more accessible to eligible immigrants as well as adding provisions to increase privacy of applicants and add protections against discrimination. it comes after reports of scammers trying to pose as staff

and charging high amounts of money for a license. the governor's call for water conservation in california to this point is mostly fallen on deaf ears. governor brown asked everybody to cut back by 20%. but according to the chronicle, the first report on conservation showed the bay area cut back by 2%. missed the mark there. that is compared to january through may over last three years. water usage for the state down 5%. on the other hand, santa cruz cut back usage by 21%. critics say the survey does not provide a cleat picture of what's going on because not all areas of state face severe drought. santa clara fire department and other agencies will set a fire between 10:00 and 11:00. the fire department along with cal fire and santa clara parks will start a fire in east san jo jose. the department hopes to get practice putting out fires in a regulated environment.

they'll use derices to control and surround the fire. the plan approved by several experts and plan for a day that they consider has favorable weather conditions. department says smoke from the fire will probably dissipate before it reaches san jose, but if you see it, don't be alarmed. >> fires throughout the bay unnerving local residents. crews spent the night in trucks making sure several sus species fires that started yesterday in oakland hills did not flare up. questions of what could have ignited the fires, five in two hours yesterday. >> two largest ones just about a half mile apart along park boulevard near highway 13. that's where we find "today in the bay's" stephanie chuang. firefighters are worried about the flare-ups, out there overnight. >> reporter: the good news, no flare-ups overnight. but that is always top priority in concerns. that's why oakland fire has staffed one engine with four

firefighters like this one right here here along park boulevard where the fires were happening yesterday. these crews have been taking turns three hour shifts coming out to check for embers and trying to see down the canyon 250 feet. we followed firefighters as they used flashlights to check for problem areas, checking up on a hose line set up yesterday that runs into the canyon. first two fires sparked around 2:00 yesterday. within half a mile of one another along park boulevard. total of five in two hours though fishes say the two smallest could have been sparked by em bars. not sure the other were accidental. firefighters were able to put out the fires in a couple of hours but add there wasn't much wind which grows suspicion it might have been a case of arson. one woman says it's unnerving since it was last friday when there were to suspicious fires nearby. >> we just had a fire less then a week ago on the other side and

i've lived here 27 years, i haven't had a fire ever. not that -- now in less than a week, these two big events? something's wrong. >> reporter: and people around here concerned of course because this is close, just a few miles south where the oakland hill fire storm of 1991 gap. that killed 25 people, including a chief who died trying to save other people. thankfully this time around new york reports of injuries. i want to give context quickly, this is not where the fires were. it was here, not even in the brush, but down 250 feet, and that's why it was difficult for firefighters to monitor. that's why they had to go out and walk along the perimeter this entire morning. oakland police patrols because of the suspicious nature of the fires. they're asking if anyone saw any suspicious activity report it to them. stephanie chuang, "today in the bay bay.". >> put an end to that. 6:54 vote on a bill to redefine sexual assault law's on

hold until next week. audrey's law needs more work. the version would require minimum two-year sentence for minors convicted of sexually assaulting one developmentally disabled or unconscious, the bill named for audrey pots. three boys assaulted her and took photographs while she was unconscious. the pictures were circulated around saratoga high. she later killed herself. a fine check of the top stories. militants attacking iraq's largest oil refinery, the same group seizing territory and overrunning towns over the past few weeks. major artery -- locomotive engine, if you will, for southern california, shut down for the next hour or so. traffic backed up for miles on the 405 freeway. that is near csu long beach after a steel beam fell on to the lanes. at least one person was hurt.

entrepreneurs, students, inventors showing off innovation as the maker fair including several from the bay airport the fair's part of the president's efforts to bring more attention to manufacturing and need for science and math education in the united states. little question what's going on in southern california giving folks all sorts of problems. up here, lighter flow of traffic. >> you know when i'm reporting a golf club in the middle of the road, it's not a bad traffic day. but we did just receive word of a new incident in the south bay that could slow you down. we'll get do that in a minute. start with your forecast for today. good news before the bad, right? 55 in san francisco, right now. chilly in the north bay 46. 58 degrees to kick off the day in san jose. up to 87 later here. hit 90 in the extreme east bay. 72 oakland. 69 in san francisco. let get to that traffic alert. this one developed over past five minutes.

101 northbound on the ramp to 280, a busy spot this time of the morning. a two-car crash, one lane blocked, heavy backups now at 10 to 15 minutes. we have it live. you can see that congestion. as we pull out, past the crash, everything's up to speed. if you want to avoid it, take 87, that is your way around that delay. otherwise, metering lights have been on for the past hour. usual backup here. >> standard operating procedure in the bay area. we are soccer aficionados but sucked in by what's going on in brazil. back to work for the u.s. national team. players hitting the pitch for practice today. isn't taye british term? preparing for sun's game against portugal. a win should push the u.s. through to the next round. >> u.s. superstar clint dempsey will pay in sunday's game. he'll have to decide whether to wear protective mask or not. he broke his nose after getting

kicked in the face during the team's win over ghana. yeah, that's going to hurt. he broke his nose 30 minutes into that game. but he continued playing until the end. can you imagine? >> a sensitive area of the face. >> right. exactly. >> breathing, in a sport cardio intensetive, fairly destructive. altidore, also out. how are they going to compete without their best players? at least dempsey is back. >> we'll see what he will do, mask or not. >> unless you've been living under a rock, you probably know mexico tied brazil, not 0-0 but nil-nil in dramatic fashion. many consider the tie a win for mexico because brazil's the favorite to win the tournament. if you ask christina, you'll get a different response. everybody talking about the performance by ochoa, the mexican goalkeeper. watch out. bam! >> unbelievable. maybe all of that buzz will land

him a regular job because right now he does not have a day job. this is what ochoa does. looking for sound effects, you've come to right place. >> amazing. he blocks everything. >> he was on a roll. that guy was like a cat by the net yesterday. his contract with the team expiring. soccer blog says he's attracting attention. >> i bet. >> you would think after that performance. >> after all of the bams. >> productivity lost at work. people have the games on in the zblofs you hear the cheering and everything going on. i people watching the match. take a look, viewer sent in his photo from a grocery store. viewer sent it in to go shopping but everybody started watching it on the monitor and cheering. i was there yesterday but i must have been in the wrong one. >> sounds crazy. instant access to chips while watching a sporting event. >> good music. not a bad place to be.

>> that's for us. back at 7:25. a few minutes. find everything you need online. have a great day. >> we're in agreement. new outbreak. another round of powerful tornadoes tears through nebraska. >> oh, my goodness. >> as we learn more about the young victim of that rare double twister that leveled an entire town. daring raid inside the special forces mission to capture the alleged mastermind of the benghazi attacks. while in washington, the president ponders the next move in iraq and summons congressional leaders to the white house. "today" exclusive. jim mcmahon, one of the toughest quarterbacks of all time, speaks out for the first time about his lawsuit against the nfl. did the league sacrifice the health of its players for profit? we